In a new push by FIFA to grow women’s competitions, last March 2025, the council of world football’s governing body announced that two competitions would be launched: the Club World Cup, which will start in 2028, and the Champions Cup, that will open the curtain at the end of January 2026. Less than a month for four teams to seek to make history.
The idea is that the champions of the six continents face each other to have a world winner. The best club in the world every year. At its premiere, there will be no Spanish representative, since it was the Arsenal the one who took the Champions in Lisbon.
During the last months, qualifying rounds were played to reach a final four that will be played in January 28 to February 1 in London, with Arsenal as host. In addition to the English team, the Corinthiansas champion of South America, and the Gothamas champion of North and Central America.
The last classified is the African champion, the ASFAR of Morocco that entered the previous round. The Africans won (2-1) at Wuhan Jiangda Chinese who was the Asian champion. Before, the Chinese had defeated the Auckland Unitedchampion of Oceaniain the previous round.
The semifinals of the tournament will be played on Wednesday, February 28. At 1:30 p.m., the Gotham by Esther González and the coach Juan Carlos Amoróswill face Corinthians. Starting at 7:00 p.m. it will be the turn of the Mariona and Codina Arsenal against the Moroccan ASFAR. Both matches will be played in Brentford. Meanwhile, on February 1, third and fourth place will be played at the Emirates Stadium. Starting at 7:00 p.m. on the same stage, the grand final.
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